I just wrote an article in a new online ski/snowboard magazine 'Style Altitude' - an article about powder snow, with some of my images from last winter...Check it out at their website: http://stylealtitude.com/powder-addiction.html

... meanwhile, we had some fresh snow in the Chamonix mountains this week:

The following little video was supposed to be a short clip where you could see the snow pillows growing as it snowed, but it didn't really happen, because the camera ran out of battery in the cold air after only 9 minutes, and it wasn't during the heaviest point of the snowfall.I like the result, though - the crystals glittering like diamonds (or "like a million mirrors"):

And to finish off, here are some musings from an autumn evening last week:

Tonight, the moon is high in the sky, nearly full, and shining brightly on the glaciers and recent snow.There is some mottled cloud passing over the mountain from time to time, subduing the moon's light, while the steep high ridge of spiky peaks is silhouetted darkly, menacing in the bright sky. ...

In 2 or 3 days the next active weather will approach, and cold October rain will obscure the mountains, adding an extra dark mood to the valley, while a layer of fresh snow builds on the high mountain ridges.